Which of the following is incorrectly matched with its colony? a. France – Canada b. Portugal – Brazil c. Spain – Puerto Rico d. England – Cuba e. Spain – Mexico ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Protestant Reformation A) began with Martin Luther’s efforts starting in 1517 to reform the Catholic Church’s practices in the early 1500s. B) was unconnected to advances in the technology of printing and the printing press during the mid to late 15th century. C) was fueled by the dissenting religious ideas of the Society of […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Like the Sugar Act, the Townshend duties imposed a tax on A) personal income. B) imported goods. C) printed documents. D) real estate. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
One of the key purposes of Giovanni da Verrazano’s 1524 expedition was to establish a permanent French settlement in North America. Answer: ANSWER FALSE
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors assert that “the battle lines in most [late nineteenth-century] cities were drawn between individual profits and public need”. What were the key sources of profit in late nineteenth-century American cities? What were the most pressing public needs? Who won the “battle?” Why? ANSWER City services, construction contracts, and transportation facilities were […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Whose leadership saved the Virginia colony of Jamestown from direct attack by the Powhatan confederation and starvation of its residents from 1608-1610? A) John Winthrop B) John Smith C) William Bradford D) John Rolfe ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Some of the New Deal programs were designed to be “pump priming”–to stimulate the economy through government spending. Identify three such programs and specify how they tried to achieve their goal. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER The PWA, WPA, CWA and other public works construction programs were intended to prime the pump […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
When in 1619, John Rolfe, a Jamestown tobacco farmer, made a purchase of 20 African slaves in exchange for food supplies to the Dutch it marked A) the actual introduction of slavery in what is now the United States. B) the beginning of a period until 1680 when slavery, though still difficult, was less harsh […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The text authors claim that the Soviet launching of the space satellite Sputnik “forced Americans to question themselves and their own values”. What specific values came under reexamination? What action was taken as a consequence of this reassessment? ANSWER Americans reexamined their educational curriculum, their funding and support for technological research, and their commitment […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
A strong mestizo community was NOT established in New England because the descendants of the English families who settled in the region tended to intermarry within the community. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
Date: September 9th, 2020
